girl's name

Boni

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 372

Boni is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1997 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1955, when 26 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1943.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Boni over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1997, not a full ten years.

148
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Boni by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 50
1950s 148
1960s 99
1970s 44
1980s 22
1990s (to 1997) 5

How popular is Boni?

In 1997, Boni was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Boni is used

England & Wales #5,429 4 in 2025
United States #14,606 5 in 1997

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Boni

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Boni also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Boni over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Boni

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Boni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Boni

How popular is the name Boni?

In 1997, Boni was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Boni a girl's or a boy's name?

Boni is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Boni?

Boni has 2 syllables.

When was Boni most popular?

Boni peaked in 1955, when 26 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Boni a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Boni currently ranks #5,429 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.